Choral Choir,Choral (3-Part) - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1336733

By Traditional, arr. Heidi Savoie. By Traditional. Arranged by Heidi Savoie. A Cappella,Christian,Christmas,Holiday,Praise & Worship. 24 pages. Heidi Savoie #922511. Published by Heidi Savoie (A0.1336733).

This arrangement of two traditional Christmas carols features enchanting harmonies and is highly adaptable to different carolling contexts, whether in choir format or small vocal ensemble. 

This medley is arranged for three voices: alto, alto and bass. Included are two keys, so the vocal group can choose between the lower part of their voice type of higher part. 

Vocal ranges are as follows:

Original key, D minor: Altos: A3-D5, Basses: D2-E3. 
Transposition key, F minor: Altos: C4-F5, Basses F2-G3. 

Please see the mp3 preview for a taste of what this arrangement will sound like, and if you are adventurous and would like to hear a synthesizer reimagination of the same arrangement, click on the youtube video. Includes reference score and all individual parts. 

Christmas; Holiday. Individual instrument part. 3 pages. Duration 3:15. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music (HX.143431). - individual instrument part - Christmas; Holiday - Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music

Composed by Michael Bomier. 21st Century, Etudes and Exercises, Repertoire, General Instructional, Secular. Sheet Music Single. 3 pages. Michael Bomier #GE24E0.5+2.5+3.0. Published by Michael Bomier (S0.26384). - Sheet Music Single - 21st Century,Etudes and Exercises,Repertoire,General Instructional,Secular - Michael Bomier

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1472368

By Kalynn Fleischman. By Kalynn Fleischman. Arranged by Kalynn Fleischman. 21st Century,Contemporary,Instructional. Score. 7 pages. Kalynn Fleischman #1050072. Published by Kalynn Fleischman (A0.1472368).

Here is the third installment in a series of piano works that utilize arpeggiated patterns commonly found programmed into synthesizers. This one is very virtuosic, expressive, and difficult to perform.

Choral Choir,Choral (SAB) - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1389486

By Leonard Cohen. By Leonard Cohen. Arranged by Justin Matthew Starr. Contemporary,Pop,Rock,Standards. 16 pages. J M Starr Music #973074. Published by J M Starr Music (A0.1389486).

“Hallelujah� was originally released by Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen in 1984 on his album Various Positions. This composition, however, is one of the few in history that may be more well-known due to covers of the song than the original version. In 1991, John Cale did a cover of the song that removed the synthesizers, gospel choir, full band, and low, borderline-talking bass voice from Cohen’s original; and replaced it all with a bare-bones piano and tenor voice. It is not difficult to argue that this arrangement of the composition became the definitive version that all future covers would be based on: from Jeff Buckley’s stripped-down guitar and voice 1994 version, to Rufus Wainright’s piano and voice 2001 cover for the soundtrack to the motion picture Shrek, to k.d. lang, the a cappella group Pentatonix, and many, many more.

When I first arranged this song in 2010 for my 8th grade SAB choir, I did not know the John Cale version existed; rather, I started by transcribing the Rufus Wainright recording and then made it my own from there. My arrangement is melodically akin to the Wainright, but I added harmonies in various places throughout. Lyric selection was also a choice I had to me, as each version of the song contains a different number of verses. Cohen’s 1984 original had four, and then in 1988 he sang a live version with seven (supposedly he drafted over 80 different verses!). I decided to go with five. This allowed me to structure the song in a way that got feature and give the melody to: a Soloist(s) (verse 1), the Baritones (verse 2), the Altos (verse 3), the Sopranos (verse 4) and then the entire choir (verse 5). Over the years that I have performed this with my students, I couldn’t help myself from rocking out with little bluesy fills and licks in the final choruses, so I decided to write it in. I hope you, your students, and accompanist have fun with that!